Key Events

Chippy next door WILL open

It has been confirmed that Savage’s chip shop, next door to the Co-op store, will be open for Good Friday business following earlier concerns from residents it would not be able to open due to the police cordon.

10:00KEY EVENT

Police statement

Lincolnshire Police have released a statement following the robbery.

A spokesperson said: “We are appealing for information after an ATM was stolen from a store in Caistor.

“We received a call at 1.34am this morning (April 19) about an incident at the Lincolnshire Co-operative food store, on the High Street.

“It is believed that a telehandler was used, with the ATM put into a 4x4 which then drove away from the scene in convoy with other vehicles.

“The ATM was later found by officers in an abandoned 4x4 on the A46. It is believed the offenders escaped the 4x4 and left in another vehicle.

“If you saw the incident, or have information, contact Lincolnshire Police on 101 quoting Incident 17 of April 19.”

09:23

'There won't be a cash machine left'

At the scene, one resident said: “This is ridiculous. There won’t be a cash machine left in Lincolnshire soon.”

Another said: “They’re getting good at this. It happened in North Lincolnshire the other week. They’re hitting every village and it always seems to be a Co-Op.”

09:17

Fish and chip concerns

People are panicking that the fish and chip shop next door won’t open for Good Friday, their busiest day of the year.

09:12

'I can't believe it's happened again'

A resident who did not wish to be named said: “I can’t believe it’s happened again. It was the Market Place last time. They’re doing it too often now. It’s about time they were caught but it’s all too easy for them. There’s a lot of plant equipment in the area. I wonder if that’s where they stole the machinery from?”

(Image: Jon Corken/GrimsbyLive)

09:06

Video from the scene

08:58

Police collecting evidence

Pieces of the cash machine appear to be littered around the front of the store - and beneath the telehandler.

(Image: Jon Corken/GrimsbyLive)

(Image: Jon Corken/GrimsbyLive)

08:55

Deliveries left outside

At 8.30am the security alarm was still sounding at the store. Shoppers looking for their morning bread and newspapers are being turned away and deliveries are unable to be made with stacks of bread left outside the police cordon.

(Image: Jon Corken/GrimsbyLive)

08:52

Cash machine ripped from wall

A police cordon has been placed around the Lincolnshire Co-Op store in High Street, Caistor, after thieves used a telehandler to smash through the front wall to steal a cash machine.

The huge hole left in the wall after the cash machine was ripped out (Image: Jon Corken/GrimsbyLive)